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October 30, 2023

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On the morning of Oct. 30th, 1972, one Illinois Central train overshot the 27th Street, station and then reversed. The train behind it — the train Lisa and her friends were on — came barreling down tracks, its engineer unable to stop. The collision at 7:27 a.m. was massive. 

"We were basically in two trains at this point. Our car telescoped the double-decker car, and we were inside of it. So they had the work of removing all of the dead and injured from above us before they could even get to us. So it was a long haul," Klare said.

Approximately 350 people were injured, and 45 were killed. Among the dead: Lisa's friend Dean.

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Firefighters use ladders to reach victims of a crash involving two Illinois Central commuter trains on Oct. 30, 1972. A total of 45 people died, and 350 were injured.

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- It was a cloudy, fall morning, and a rush hour like any other when it happened: a catastrophic train crash just south of McCormick Place. Dozens of passengers, commuting to work and school, were killed. Hundreds of others were hurt.

'We couldn't feel our legs': Survivors relive deadly Illinois Central train crash 50 years later

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Survivors said Sunday's service is perhaps the first one to honor all of the victims, survivors and first responders from that day.

Inside Hyde Park's First Unitarian Church, Lisa Klare and Louise Lawarre read out the names of those who died on October 30, 1972.

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October 30, 197

44 Die, 320 Hurt as Chicago Commuter Trains Crash

The New York Times

CHICAGO, Oct. 30—At least 44 persons were killed and more than 320 injured this morning in the nation's worst railroad accident in 14 years when one Illinois Central commuter train was crushed from behind by another.

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